Man gets 8yrs RI for murdering neighbour

A man accused of murdering his neigbour in Bhoi Sahi in Kapileswar area under the Lingaraj police limits in May last year was convicted by the Additional District Sessions Court Saturday. The judge BK Chand sentenced the accused, Bahuda Bhoi, to 8 years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000.

The court had examined as many as 14 witnesses in the case.

According to the reports, the accused Bahuda Bhoi had killed his neighbour Laxman Kandi in a fit of rage when the latter reprimanded him for quarreling with his mother.